8 June 2011 – The United Nations intellectual property agency today announced a project to help musical artists in 11 West African countries to get paid for their work through a single, standardized registration system. Francis Gurry, Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), said in a press statement released in Brussels,… Continue reading UN to Help West African Musicians Get Paid for Their Creativity
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India Arie, Into Your Soul in Hebrew
On India.Arie’s last album, she blended a world music sound with her signature style of soul. She’s planning to take things to the next level on an upcoming CD with Israeli singer Idan Raichel. “I always go different (and) I went even farther,” India.Arie said in a recent interview. The album, “Open Door,” will be… Continue reading India Arie, Into Your Soul in Hebrew
Africa’s Big Social Media Explosion
In the mid-1990s, as the use of mobile phones spread in much of the developed world, few thought of Africa as a potential market. Now, with more than 400 million subscribers, its market is larger than North America’s and is growing faster than in any other region.
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So what’s up with this one shoulder thing?
First of all let me say that I’m not a journalist. I’m a chemist. What I do here is called blogging. Blogging gives me more latitude to cover whatever crosses my mind hoping somebody will read them. For the past few weeks, I have been writing heavily on malaria, Robert and Grace Mugabe, poverty in… Continue reading So what’s up with this one shoulder thing?